Port Neches police received a tip that Kendrick was in Virginia, and authorities with the Dickenson County Sheriff's Office took the man into custody, Fournet said. Police from TSTC in Waco assisted with the investigation.

Kendrick was fired from TSTC as a result of the investigation, Fournet said.

Kendrick is in the Haysi Regional Jail in Virginia without bond, said authorities in Dickenson County. Fournet said he will be extradited to Texas probably in the next couple of days.

Online solicitation of a minor is a third degree felony.

Kendrick does not have a criminal record, according to a background check.